For
those of you who may wonder what this means for the Border Terrier, Our
Dogs have included a report on this and will be making further comments
on it next week.

Having consulted our Breed Health
Group member and other Officers of the Club, we understand it to mean
good news regarding Border Terriers and believe it means that of the 41
breeds featured, Border Terriers had the third highest number of
conditions on which to report a significantly lower prevalence than the
average prevalence for all the breeds.

It for example
says in the report: “Figure 2, showing significantly higher and lower
within breed prevalence of diseases/conditions than the overall
prevalence, allows identification of breeds which are generally less
prone to disorders. For example, the Cocker Spaniel, currently the
second most popular breed as judged by Kennel Club registrations, while
having four diseases/conditions occurring at a higher prevalence (anal
gland impaction, blocked tear ducts, keratoconjunctivitis sicca and
pancreatitis), has a within breed prevalence lower than the overall
prevalence for 13 disorders: alopecia/baldness, arthritis, chronic
itching, cruciate disease, dermatitis, elbow dysplasia, epilepsy, hip
dysplasia, hypersensitivity (allergic) skin disorder, seizure, skin
tumours, umbilical hernia and urinary incontinence.

The
Border Terrier is more prone to just one disorder (seizures), while
being less prone to five conditions: arthritis, elbow dysplasia,
lipoma, skin tumours and umbilical hernia.”